TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31" MARCH 2023
The 8 Wyre Forest Scout Council is the E¢werning t#)dy ofthe 8 W￿e Forest Istjohn's) sC￿t
Group providing leadersFtip. advice aThJ support for the Squirrel ￿3ver Scouts. Cub Scouts.
Stouts, their leaders and leaders who meet atthe Gr￿p HQin Habberley Playlng Fields,
Habberely Road. Kiddemiinster. It is the elect￿1 vthith supports scouting in our locality and It
The aim and mèthc*l of thé StoutAssociation and the thiettarxl desulptkn of the Charitable Trusrs
are well known are setcrtrt in the Policy, Ckgani5ati<Jn and Rules IPOR) of the Scout Assoriation.
ring the last year the Group has re¢￿Ieyed fr(xn COVID 19 restrictions & wovlded full knutinE
artivities f￿ YI￿nE Pery￿e and thlt leaders induding several oppxtunities to carnp fLY all Sections,
The Gr￿P expanded the number of Secticms by openiiw a new Squlrrel Drey for the 46 age Group.
This is a new direction from Scouts UK and the Group are amorw pioneers in the Oistrict at
prowding Seoutifw for this age Group. Membef5hip numbers are around IS- all new to Scoutin8.
The Group ère tha￿f￿1 to parents carers C￿tInUe to 5UPPOrt the Group with W￿pt
pèyment of membership fees in uncertain time& Their means we have been able to
continue without callin8 on reser¥e& W(xk L￿￿tinUeS OTr a fiscal plaft for the next tr40 years. For the
next I￿¥0 financial years the Tnthees are cJ)nfident thatthere should ￿ no increase to membershlp
fees on thè a￿UmptIon that no extr3orthnary orcumstances arisÈ.
Young people rnemtership is at the hiBhest (over 110) fLY many years the percèrtage increase
year on year was highèr than see nationally, C￿ftty or district. All section5 operate at maxlmum
numbers wth a waiting hst The Group has more thèn 25 leaders vkno trdp on a reBular basis with
thé S meeting nights (Stouts meet on 2 separate e¥enin8s due to the numbers involved). Upon
lethn8 Scoutin8 atWF8 when the reath 14, the Group have established links with Distritt ExplL¥er
Scouts in the Valleyi Endeavour and Rhydd Group5. This has been very successful tr￿rthe past 6
month&
WF8 Sc(MJt Group crwns and manages its own HQ wtruth was valued at £159,980 in 2015. The
surroundin8 land Trs on 4 nomiTral lease from Wtrye Forest District CC￿￿￿]1. The use ts restricted to tsse
a5 a Scout HQat FKesent so the Executive committee totis1￿ that nts useful puTpo5e W¥￿Id be
seNed by revaluètion. The buildings, contents and equitxnent are all insured replacementvalue.
A full evaluation and inventory of equipment has yet to be ￿rried out as this has not been done for
some time. Tr#s has been delayed to deli￿ afid weather related issues with the new
8ara8e store. This is now in placèwith outside W{￿ comKAeted in the surnrner of 2022. Fundiro has
been rahsed for internal ra(&ir8 and this should be in pla￿dUrIng the summèr of 2023. Then would
be a 8ood time to ¢<xnplete the irhtntwv.
The Group C￿￿ttl pays substsntial running tosts for the Group whith indudes administration and
some trainirv8 costs. fkwin8 the y, we ha¥e seen a slight incr&ise in volunteers helpire with
young people and we this corrtinue5. Profe5sicThI deaft1￿ and cc¥np)und maintenance have
gain been elwed aloftgside account[￿ sernces and we see that as Wogressi￿ in the short ta

medium temi. Volwrteers have been increasiflly hard to brin8 into the Grixw alth￿ muth wc*k
Is t￿lrI done to s(xwce this valuable umrmodity and we have seen some success fr(*n activity from
(h80in8 malntrnance, repairs and renevAls oyrtiThJed last year. The 2020 plan of action was finally
c(xnpleted when the ga￿2 and renovatirn of the CLxKrete pad wefe instslled. The hut is now
cessltde to all. k a regjt of Cowd grants. ts cost of this w￿k has not had a impart Nt the
ori8in418roup funds. The Executive are rK)w looking at busir*ss as uwal updates to the l)uildi
The Gr￿p Exeortive has 4aln relaxed Its reser¥e fr(xn £S(rfX) to £31XKI. This is to enable the Group
to contirn* to marrtain hs Ilws 15 not a fiJ*d am(xmt and will be subject to fi￿tionS.
tknin8 thÈ re8dar Ccffimittee meetiiys, the Executi￿ seek to identsfy major woperty risks that they
belle¥e Gr(MJp Is exposed. We now have a Safety Offi￿r w4a8ed who rewffts re8vlarly and
Asi*stOS fisk. An Intemal asbestos risk survey was tsrried in 2019 by a rewtable firn) and is
revlewed annually. A risk register was comF4eted in 2021 and updated in 2022. ACM was detected In
some areas vrith no risk if left w￿lstUrbed. The Group Chair and GSL have ueated dear Ilnes of
resp￿51b11Ity for Officers and Leade￿ Trir plan has been shared *ith the leader team.
adults and younB Pets￿ who fofm the group. No safety issues were I￿ted and safe8uardi
Issues have been dealt wlth ac(c*dir* to gudeline
The Gr(￿p is a Trust estsblished tjnder its rules whlth ¥e common to aH Scthrt Grws. The nAes
werÈ last reviva*d last in 2019 when the to the name Ifnxn K08 to WF8) was made.
formal sub committee5 altrwh Il#s may tha￿ in the a)MI￿ year.
with the previthts years and were appro￿1, with reservèlicvis. by the Trustees at the Financial
pO￿ti￿ by 31° Oetober at the latesL The Group Treasurer resigned as planned on 31" Marth 2023.
2023

|Income & Expenditure Report|Income & Expenditure Report|Income & Expenditure Report|Income & Expenditure Report|Income & Expenditure Report|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**WF8 Scout Group**|**01-Apr-2022 - 31-Mar-2023**||||
||**Current Yr**|**Current Yr**|_Prior Yr_|_Prior Yr_|
|**INCOME**|||||
|**4000 Donations, subs and similar income**||**21,198.27**||_18,327.11_|
|4001 One off joining fee|311.62||_490.43_||
|4002 Subs paid into wrong account|262.00||_504.20_||
|4005 Membership subscriptions|15,036.00||_11,792.94_||
|4010 Donations|2,172.78||_6.88_||
|4015 Fundraising|128.07||_253.03_||
|4020 Gift Aid|2,217.80||_2,401.10_||
|4025 Other similar income|500.00||_145.19_||
|4026 Meeting contributions|570.00||_2,733.34_||
|**4100 Camps**||**9,174.49**||_6,724.82_|
|4101 District Event Income|1,627.00||_750.00_||
|4105 Camp income|7,214.49||_5,974.82_||
|4115 Other|333.00||_0.00_||
|**4200 Section payment towards capitation and**||**0.00**||_3,548.47_|
|4201 Scouts|0.00||_3,548.47_||
|**4300 Fundraising income**||**3,261.31**||_245.95_|
|4305 Entrance Fees / Ticket Sales|410.00||_0.00_||
|4315 General Event Sales|297.66||_245.95_||
|4320 Misc Event Income|1,227.15||_0.00_||
|4325 Plod|1,326.50||_0.00_||
|**4400 Other Income**||**0.00**||_1,423.03_|
|4401 Shop|0.00||_476.22_||
|4403 Cubs Panto Trip 2021|0.00||_309.81_||
|4404 Cub Camp October 2021|0.00||_637.00_||
|**5000 Investment Income**||**35.41**||_12,019.56_|
|5005 Membership Fees|0.00||_1,349.64_||
|5010 Building Society interest|35.41||_1.94_||
|5020 Property Rent income|0.00||_10,667.00_||
|5025 Other investment income|0.00||_0.98_||
|**TOTAL INCOME**||**33,669.48**||_42,288.94_|
||||||
|**EXPENDITURE**|||||
|**7000 Fundraising expenses**||**-1,019.11**||_-771.82_|
|7003 Event Hire and Rental Costs|-285.00||_0.00_||
|7004 General Event Expenses|0.00||_-312.00_||
|7005 Plod|-590.50||_0.00_||
|7008 Payments to 3rd Parties|0.00||_-20.50_||
|7010 Purchase of Clothing for Resale|0.00||_-421.32_||
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||**Current Yr**|**Current Yr**|_Prior Yr_|_Prior Yr_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|7011 Other Fundraising Costs|-143.61||_-18.00_||
|**7100 District Fees**||**-1,522.25**||_-1,081.50_|
|7101 Rhydd fees|-890.50||_-618.00_||
|7102 District Fees|-631.75||_-463.50_||
|**7200 General Payments**||**-34,558.12**||_-38,187.59_|
|7203 Professional Fees|-346.69||_-255.00_||
|7204 Stationary|-31.58||_-6.99_||
|7205 Repair &amp; Maintanance|-9,574.31||_-11,321.22_||
|7206 Insurance Costs|-42.00||_-1,487.23_||
|7207 Bank Charges &amp; Expenses|-60.00||_-15.00_||
|7208 Audit Fees|-120.00||_-249.97_||
|7209 Electricity Costs|-1,086.83||_-197.00_||
|7211 Water Rates|-208.13||_-96.60_||
|7215 Cub Section Meeting Costs|-187.35||_-1,206.36_||
|7216 Beaver Section Meeting Costs|-771.49||_-1,382.58_||
|7217 Scout Section Meeting costs|-1,923.48||_-2,184.86_||
|7219 District Event Payments|-1,387.00||_-348.00_||
|7221 Adult support and training|0.00||_-90.00_||
|7223 Materials and equipment|-285.96||_-3,724.34_||
|7225 Contribution to camp costs|-40.00||_-165.00_||
|7226 Uniforms|-178.93||_-96.00_||
|7227 AGM and trustee expenses|0.00||_-47.47_||
|7228 Other costs|-23.93||_-3,418.11_||
|7229 Capitation|-6,118.40||_-5,161.50_||
|7231 Gifts|0.00||_-202.99_||
|7232 Camps and Trips|-10,548.76||_-5,231.48_||
|7233 Meeting expenses|-290.00||_0.00_||
|7234 Subs refund|0.00||_-12.00_||
|7235 Scout shop - Group Expense|-100.00||_-30.00_||
|7236 Scout Shop and Badges - Cubs|-291.89||_-645.53_||
|7237 Scout Shop and Badges - Scouts|-260.47||_-86.19_||
|7238 Scout Shop and Badges - Beavers|-440.92||_-526.17_||
|7239 Scout Shop and Badges - Squirrels|-240.00||_0.00_||
|**7300 Group payment from Sections**||**-762.00**||_-1,674.89_|
|7302 Scouts|-500.00||_-1,029.09_||
|7304 Subs paid into wrong account and|-262.00||_-645.80_||
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**||**-37,861.48**||_-41,715.80_|
||||||
|**SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR PERIOD**||**-4,192.00**||_573.14_|



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|Profit & Loss Report|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**WF8 Scout Group**|**01-Apr-2022 - 31-Mar-2023**||||
||**Current Yr**|**Current Yr**|_Prior Yr_|_Prior Yr_|
|**INCOME**|||||
|**4000 Donations, subs and similar income**||**21,198.27**||_18,327.11_|
|4001 One off joining fee|311.62||_490.43_||
|4002 Subs paid into wrong account|262.00||_504.20_||
|4005 Membership subscriptions|15,036.00||_11,792.94_||
|4010 Donations|2,172.78||_6.88_||
|4015 Fundraising|128.07||_253.03_||
|4020 Gift Aid|2,217.80||_2,401.10_||
|4025 Other similar income|500.00||_145.19_||
|4026 Meeting contributions|570.00||_2,733.34_||
|**4100 Camps**||**9,174.49**||_6,724.82_|
|4101 District Event Income|1,627.00||_750.00_||
|4105 Camp income|7,214.49||_5,974.82_||
|4115 Other|333.00||_0.00_||
|**4200 Section payment towards capitation and**||**0.00**||_3,548.47_|
|4201 Scouts|0.00||_3,548.47_||
|**4300 Fundraising income**||**3,261.31**||_245.95_|
|4305 Entrance Fees / Ticket Sales|410.00||_0.00_||
|4315 General Event Sales|297.66||_245.95_||
|4320 Misc Event Income|1,227.15||_0.00_||
|4325 Plod|1,326.50||_0.00_||
|**4400 Other Income**||**0.00**||_1,423.03_|
|4401 Shop|0.00||_476.22_||
|4403 Cubs Panto Trip 2021|0.00||_309.81_||
|4404 Cub Camp October 2021|0.00||_637.00_||
|**5000 Investment Income**||**35.41**||_12,019.56_|
|5005 Membership Fees|0.00||_1,349.64_||
|5010 Building Society interest|35.41||_1.94_||
|5020 Property Rent income|0.00||_10,667.00_||
|5025 Other investment income|0.00||_0.98_||
|**TOTAL INCOME**||**33,669.48**||_42,288.94_|
||||||
|**EXPENSES**|||||
|**7000 Fundraising expenses**||**-1,019.11**||_-771.82_|
|7003 Event Hire and Rental Costs|-285.00||_0.00_||
|7004 General Event Expenses|0.00||_-312.00_||
|7005 Plod|-590.50||_0.00_||
|7008 Payments to 3rd Parties|0.00||_-20.50_||
|7010 Purchase of Clothing for Resale|0.00||_-421.32_||
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||**Current Yr**|**Current Yr**|_Prior Yr_|_Prior Yr_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|7011 Other Fundraising Costs|-143.61||_-18.00_||
|**7100 District Fees**||**-1,522.25**||_-1,081.50_|
|7101 Rhydd fees|-890.50||_-618.00_||
|7102 District Fees|-631.75||_-463.50_||
|**7200 General Payments**||**-34,558.12**||_-38,187.59_|
|7203 Professional Fees|-346.69||_-255.00_||
|7204 Stationary|-31.58||_-6.99_||
|7205 Repair &amp; Maintanance|-9,574.31||_-11,321.22_||
|7206 Insurance Costs|-42.00||_-1,487.23_||
|7207 Bank Charges &amp; Expenses|-60.00||_-15.00_||
|7208 Audit Fees|-120.00||_-249.97_||
|7209 Electricity Costs|-1,086.83||_-197.00_||
|7211 Water Rates|-208.13||_-96.60_||
|7215 Cub Section Meeting Costs|-187.35||_-1,206.36_||
|7216 Beaver Section Meeting Costs|-771.49||_-1,382.58_||
|7217 Scout Section Meeting costs|-1,923.48||_-2,184.86_||
|7219 District Event Payments|-1,387.00||_-348.00_||
|7221 Adult support and training|0.00||_-90.00_||
|7223 Materials and equipment|-285.96||_-3,724.34_||
|7225 Contribution to camp costs|-40.00||_-165.00_||
|7226 Uniforms|-178.93||_-96.00_||
|7227 AGM and trustee expenses|0.00||_-47.47_||
|7228 Other costs|-23.93||_-3,418.11_||
|7229 Capitation|-6,118.40||_-5,161.50_||
|7231 Gifts|0.00||_-202.99_||
|7232 Camps and Trips|-10,548.76||_-5,231.48_||
|7233 Meeting expenses|-290.00||_0.00_||
|7234 Subs refund|0.00||_-12.00_||
|7235 Scout shop - Group Expense|-100.00||_-30.00_||
|7236 Scout Shop and Badges - Cubs|-291.89||_-645.53_||
|7237 Scout Shop and Badges - Scouts|-260.47||_-86.19_||
|7238 Scout Shop and Badges - Beavers|-440.92||_-526.17_||
|7239 Scout Shop and Badges - Squirrels|-240.00||_0.00_||
|**7300 Group payment from Sections**||**-762.00**||_-1,674.89_|
|7302 Scouts|-500.00||_-1,029.09_||
|7304 Subs paid into wrong account and|-262.00||_-645.80_||
|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**||**-37,861.48**||_-41,715.80_|
||||||
|**NET PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR PERIOD**||**-4,192.00**||_573.14_|



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Surplus & Deficit Report
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311.02
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128.07
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476.22
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## Statement of Assets & Liabilities Report 

|**Period Ending 31-Mar-2023**<br>**WF8 Scout Group**|**Period Ending 31-Mar-2023**<br>**WF8 Scout Group**|**Period Ending 31-Mar-2023**<br>**WF8 Scout Group**|**Period Ending 31-Mar-2023**<br>**WF8 Scout Group**|**Period Ending 31-Mar-2023**<br>**WF8 Scout Group**|**Period Ending 31-Mar-2023**<br>**WF8 Scout Group**|**Period Ending 31-Mar-2023**<br>**WF8 Scout Group**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Current**|**Current**||_Prior Yr_||_Prior Yr_|
|**ASSETS**|||||||
|**SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS**|||**9,575.64**|||_13,026.83_|
|Deposit account|9,575.64|||_13,026.83_|||
|**FIXED ASSETS**|||**138,600.0**|||_138,600.00_|
|Buildings|138,000.00|||_138,000.00_|||
|Computer Equipment|570.00|||_570.00_|||
|Equipment|30.00|||_30.00_|||
|**CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**|||**8,408.11**|||_9,148.92_|
|Bank Account|3,738.62|||_3,155.03_|||
|Beavers|1,641.37|||_1,075.77_|||
|Cubs|643.88|||_986.74_|||
|Membership|997.27|||_1,579.82_|||
|Scouts|714.36|||_2,351.56_|||
|Squirrels|672.61|||_0.00_|||
|**OTHER ASSETS**|||**0.00**|||_0.00_|
|DEBTORS-*DEBTORS|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|**TOTAL ASSETS**|||**156,583.7**|||_160,775.75_|
|**LIABILITIES**|||||||
|**CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||**0.00**|||_0.00_|
|*CREDITORS|0.00|||_0.00_|||
|**TOTAL NET ASSETS @ 31-MAR-2023**|||**156,583.7**|||_160,775.75_|
||||||||
||||||||
|**REPRESENTED BY FUNDS**|||||||
|Asset Fund|138,600.00|||_138,600.00_|||
|General Fund|17,983.75|||_22,175.75_|||
|**LONG-TERM LIABILITIES**|||||||
|**TOTAL FUNDS BALANCE @ 31-MAR-2023**|||**156,583.7**|||_160,775.75_|
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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts
Report to tho trusteegl
members of
1ffi8 {St John's) Sc(MJl Group
On accounts for th• y•ar
ended
31 March 2023
ReSP￿e The charrty's trustees a￿ responsible for preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The chanty's trustees consKler that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under sethon 144 of the Charilies Ad 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examinthon needed.
It is my responsibilty to.
examine the accounts under seth.on 145 of the Charities Acl.
to follow Ihe procedures laid down in the general Directions given ty the
Charity Comrnission (under Sec*.(￿ 145(5)(bl of the Charitses Aca. and
to state partiajlar matters have corne to my attents'on.
Basis of independent My examinatTron was ¢xried out accordarKe with general Direction5 grven
examinees Statoment by the Charity Commisston. An examinab'¢)n indutss a review of the
aGGounknng records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
item$ or disclosures in the ac&)unts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The prO￿ureS undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
consequently no O￿nIOn is given as to whether the accounts present a 1rue
arKI fairf vw and the reF￿rt ts limrted to those matter5 set out in the
Independent In Gonrwtion wilh my examination, no matter has come to my attention
examinerfs statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe Ihat in, any material resFeCt,
the requirements..
to keep accountirffj re￿nIS in accordance *ryth section 130 of
Char[t￿$ Act.. and
to prepare accounts accony with the accounting ￿CordS and
comply with the accounts.ng requirements of the Charrties Act have not
n met: or
Pu¥vvll & Fi&8(thles Lld
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George Powell
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2&29 New Road, Kwmernir￿r. WoTrx. DY10 1AF